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confessedly

confessedly

8.1
As someone openly admits
  • adverb
  • /kənˈfɛsɪdli/
translation icon : confesadamente
  • My description of this process is confessedly inadequate.

Examples

  • He was confessedly nervous before going on stage to perform.

  • They are confessedly unprepared for the upcoming exam.

  • He was self-confessedly, he referred to it as an alchemical work.

    Blog text (22)

  • This idea was summed up by Ambrose Bierce in The Devil's Dictionary, which defines "to pray" as "to ask that the laws of the universe be annulled in behalf of a single petitioner, confessedly unworthy."

    Academic text (2006)

  • She confessedly loves chocolate more than any other dessert.

Synonyms

admittedly
vsconfessedly
97 4.3

Saying that something is true before you say something different

is a straightforward self admission not only a discourse marker
candidly
vsconfessedly
28 4.1

In an honest, direct way without hiding your true thoughts

is an admission focused on acknowledging facts rather than general frankness
avowedly
vsconfessedly
  • Formal
1 7.7

In an open and clear way, as when someone says or admits something

is a personal admission rather than a broad public declaration
concededly
vsconfessedly
  • Formal
7.3

Admitting that something is true

is used when the speaker admits something about themselves directly

Surface Forms

confessedly positive

Morphology

confessedly = confessed (transparent) = confessed + ly

The adverb is formed by adding the productive adverbial suffix '-ly' to the adjective 'confessed', so the meaning 'in an acknowledged manner' is directly derived.

Etymology

Confessedly comes from the verb confess, which is like confession and comes from old Latin parts con- meaning 'with' and fari meaning 'to speak', so to confess is to speak openly or admit something, and confessedly means 'as admitted'.